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Still smarting from her last remaining girl Lauren Platt exiting the show, Promise This singer Cheryl Fernandez Versini was tetchy to say the least.

Asked why head judge Simon Cowell had voted to keep Andrea Faustini in the competition over the teen, he replied: ‘Looking over the whole season, I just think he had that desire to be there more than Lauren.’

Adding: ‘That makes it more interesting.’

Mrs Fernandez Versini wasn’t buying any of it however, coughing ‘Tactics. Tactics,’ which music mogul Si laughed off.

Reflecting on her time on the show this year after returning following a three year absence Chez said: ‘It started like I had never been away, but it has been a bit of a journey, especially when you’ve got young ones – you feel a lot of responsibility.’

Lauren may be out of the competition, but you can still catch her on the X Factor 2015 tour (Picture: ITV)

She went on to praise 17-year-old Platt as having ‘a lot of potential.’